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bug #44860: "hold on" in single-line is not parsed correctly

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Fri 17 Apr 2015 02:47:12 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Interpreter Severity:  2 - Minor
Priority:  1 - Later Item Group:  Matlab Compatibility
Status:  Postponed Assigned to:  None
Originator Name:  John Trenholme Originator Email:  -email is unavailable-
Open/Closed:  * Open Release:  * dev
Operating System:  * Any Fixed Release:  None
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Fri 17 Apr 2015 04:14:59 PM UTC, comment #4: 

Another way to get it to parse is to treat hold as a real function and use parentheses.


holding = ishold(); if(0 == holding) hold ("on"); end


Although Octave may be incompatible, there are several workarounds and it is not clear that this is even desirable syntax as having everything on one line is a confusing coding style.  We can keep the bug, but I'm going to lower the priority.

Rik <rik5>
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Fri 17 Apr 2015 02:55:30 PM UTC, comment #3: 

Right, well Matlab is often extremely forgiving.
Do we want to mimic this? I suppose so...

 Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
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Fri 17 Apr 2015 09:21:00 AM UTC, comment #2: 

I just checked in Matlab 2013a this is a valid syntax.

 Pantxo Diribarne <pantxo>
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Fri 17 Apr 2015 07:39:39 AM UTC, comment #1: 

Are you sure it is a bug?
Simply adding a comma or semicolon between the if statement proper and the following statements makes it work:

holding = ishold(); if(0 == holding), hold on; end


I hit this issue myself many years ago and since then always added that semicolon. IMO it simply is better coding style as well.

IIRC it was also needed on at least older Matlab versions (but I'm not sure, never checked on newer ones)

 Philip Nienhuis <philipnienhuis>
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Fri 17 Apr 2015 02:47:12 AM UTC, original submission:  

The following causes a parse error:

holding = ishold(); if(0 == holding) hold on; end

syntax error
holding = ishold(); if(0 == holding) hold on; end
                                           ^




The following does not:

holding = ishold(); if(0 == holding) eval('hold on'); end


This seems to be the same as the previously-reported problem using 'more off' where I use 'hold on'.

 Anonymous

 

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    Date Changed by Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced by
    2018-05-01 mtmiller StatusNone Postponed
        Release3.8.2 dev
        Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows Any
    2015-04-17 rik5 Severity3 - Normal 2 - Minor
        Priority5 - Normal 1 - Later
    2015-04-17 pantxo Item GroupOther Matlab Compatibility
        Summary&quot;hold on&quot; in single-line if not parsed correctly "hold on" in single-line is not parsed correctly

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